The JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (Sredne-Nevskiy sudostroitelnyy zavod) in St. Petersburg in Russia’s northwest will float out the Project 12700 fourth…
Naval Warfare
Royal Saudi Navy Receives First CMN HSI 32 High-Speed Interceptors
The Saudi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 23 January, the first two HSI32 high-speed interceptors have arrived at Royal…
Royal Malaysian Navy KD Keris Arrives at Sepanggar Naval Base
The Royal Malaysian Navy first littoral mission ship (LMS), the KD Keris arrived safely at at the Sepanggar naval base…
Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey Tiltrotor Completes First Flight
The first CMV-22B Osprey, built by Boeing and Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, completed first flight operations at…
Naval Group FDI Frigate
The FDI (frégate de défense et intervention or defense and intervention frigate) is a 4,500 metric ton vessel with an…
Multinational Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise Kicks Off in Guam
The U.S. Navy Commander Task Force (CTF) 72 Maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the…
Royal Thai Navy Is Sending Submarine Crew to Train in China
The Royal Thai Navy (Kong Thap Ruea Thai) said first group of Thai submariners would receive their training in China,…
Holland-class Offshore Patrol Vessel
The Holland-class offshore patrol vessels are a class of four offshore patrol vessels (OPV) constructed for the Royal Netherlands Navy…
Aircraft Compatibility Testing Begins Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed its homeport of Norfolk, Jan. 16 to begin Aircraft Compatibility…
Raytheon Delivers 10th AN/AQS-20C Minehunting Sonar to US Navy
Raytheon Company delivered its 10th AN/AQS-20C minehunting sonar system to the U.S. Navy. The sonar-towed body was officially transferred to…
Patria Delivers Upgraded Hamina Class Missile Boat to Finnish Navy
Finnish aerospace and defense Patria has delivered the first modernized Hamina class missile boat FNS Tornio (81) to the Finnish…
Indian Coast Guard Commissioned Two Priyadarshini-class Fast Patrol Vessels
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned two more Priyadarshini-class fast patrol vessels (FPVs). The vessels are part of a…
Pakistan Navy Inducts RAS ATR-72 MPA and ATR-72 Cargo/Para-Drop
The Pakistan Navy (PN) inducted ATR-72 (cargo/para-drop configuration) and RAS ATR-72 MPA on 4 January in a ceremony held at…
Damen and Blohm + Voss Selected for Construction of German MKS180 Frigates
The German government has announced its intention to select Damen as the main contractor, together with partners Blohm + Voss…
New MRTP 24/U Special Operations Craft for Turkish Naval Forces
The second of the new SAT boats developed for the transfer of the Turkish Naval Forces Underwater Attack (Türk Deniz…
People’s Army of Vietnam Navy Lays Down Roro 5612 Landing Ship Tank
Da Nang-based shipbuilder, Song Thu Corporation has laid down the keel for a Roro 5612 multipurpose landing ship tank designed…
Amphibious Combat Vehicle
Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, operate new Amphibious Combat Vehicles along the beach…
Peruvian Navy Antofagasta Submarine Modernisation Programme Underway
The Peruvian Ministry of Defence is upgrading Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú) Type 209/1200 diesel-electric submarines, the service…
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy Commissions Nanchang Guided-Missile Destroyer
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Surface Force commissioned its biggest and most advanced surface warship yet, the Nanchang (101)…